douche

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From French douche (“shower”), from Italian doccia (“shower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /duːʃ/
• Rhymes: -uːʃ

Noun

douche (plural douche)

1. A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally (especially in reference to vaginal irrigation.)
2. Something that produces the jet or current in the previous sense.
3. A syringe used for that process.
4. (pejorative) A douche bag.

Translations

A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally

• Arabic: حمام (ar) (ḥamām) m
• Bulgarian: душ (bg) (duš) m
• Czech: sprcha (cs) f
• Finnish: suihku (fi)
• French: douche (fr) f

• German: Dusche (de)
• Portuguese: duche (pt), (Brazil) ducha (pt)
• Russian: душ (ru) (duš) m

A syringe

• Czech: stříkačka (cs) f
• Finnish: ruisku (fi), lääkeruisku (fi)

• Russian: спринцовка (ru) (sprincóvka) f

Related terms

• doos
• douche bag, douchebag
• douche nozzle/douche-nozzle
• douchy

Verb

douche (third-person singular simple present douches, present participle douching, simple past and past participle douched)

1. To use a douche.

Translations

to use a douche

• French: doucher (fr)
• German: duschen (de)

• Portuguese: duchar (pt)

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Dutch

Noun

douche m, f (plural douches, diminutive doucheje)

1. shower

Verb

douche

1. singular present subjunctive of douchen

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French

Etymology

Italian doccia

Pronunciation

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Noun

douche f (plural douches)

1. shower
2. (juggling) shower

Verb

douche

1. first-person singular present indicative of doucher
2. third-person singular present indicative of doucher
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of doucher
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of doucher
5. second-person singular imperative of doucher

Related terms

• doucher
• douchette

See also

• bain

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Jèrriais

Etymology

Noun

douche f (plural douches)

1. shower